Real Estate's 10 Most Haunted Houses on the Market

Bungalux founder Alex Brunkhorst treats us to a list of spooky homes you can buy today.

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We're all about getting in the Halloween spirit: ghoulish gatherings, pumpkin potlucks, crazy costumes--you name it, we're in. But our real estate contributor, Bungalux founder Alex Brunkhorst, has shared a selection of spooky spots that takes our love for all things otherworldly to the next level: ten homes that are wonderfully creepy to their core. Check out these houses that all embody the Halloween spirit-- some with nefarious pasts--and we dare you not to fall in love with them, ghosts and all.

Haunted Past: For starters, both Laura and Charles Schweppe died inside the mansion. Then there's the window known as "Schweppe's window" that's always mysteriously clean. The story goes, Schweppe's ghost looks out the pane to see who's coming. Also, the servants supposedly still prepared meals for masters long dead in the home.

Bragging rights: Legend says Laura Schweppe hosted a crown prince and princess of Sweden. Edward, Duke of Windsor also stayed in the home.

Amazing amenity: Scottish heraldry on the walls of the library.

Professional opinion: This is one of the most notable houses on Chicago's North Shore. Incidentally, the incredible house had been vacant for nearly a half a century. Coincidence? You decide.

Haunted Past: One of the home's previous owners, George Hill Hodel, was considered a prime suspect in the Black Dahlia murder case. Rumor (emphasis on rumor) has it that a dog recently sniffed out the scent of a decomposed human in the house.

Bragging rights: The unique Mayan style makes this a one-of-a-kind home in Los Angeles.

Bragging rights: Many of the columns were collected from France and Italy by the original owners, Dr. Walton Martin and Charlotte Bronson Hunnewell.

Amazing amenity: 275 acres of land.

Professional opinion: I would have missed this absolute jewel if I wasn't doing research for this story, but now that I've found it, it's smack dab in the middle of my inspiration board. Calling Stephen King, we've found the setting for your next book.

Bragging rights: Breathtaking lawns and gardens, including a 75 foot pool, greenhouses, and a grass tennis court with a viewing pergola.

Amazing amenity: Stone carriage house with a clock tower.

Professional opinion: I picked this one because when I think of Halloween houses, I think of places steeped in history. This house was long owned by the Lauder Greenway family. (Think Carnegie Steel fortune.)

Bragging rights: Stoneleigh Hall was designed by Frederick Foster, built for the parents of world-renowned interior decorator Dorothy Draper, and has hosted presidents, governors, senators and Hollywood celebrities over the years.

Amazing amenity: The property is constructed entirely of hand-cut stone.

Professional opinion: This is the perfect Halloween/fall house. It's the ideal spot to pen a horror novel!